The Similarities And Differences Between Hispanic And American Cultures

These traditions include Day of the Dead and Cinco de Mayo. There is a smaller portion of Americans more towards the Mexican border that celebrate Day of the Dead, but I feel as if within the next several decades, many more people will share and adapt this holiday into their own. We both have the traditions to celebrate our independence day with fireworks and parades, birthday parties with piñatas (which originated from Mexico), and our Mardi Gras is their Carnaval. When it comes to Christmas, we only celebrate for two days while Mexico starts their celebrations December 12th with Posados and ends on January 6th. The children there open their presents they receive on the 6th and christmas trees are starting to become more popular in

There is no special occasion that comes to mind because we always have gatherings for everything. When we get together we eat, drink, dance, just being together to have a great time. Any occasion that a Hispanic family has involves eating a lot of food with drinking alcoholic beverages as well.

American culture is heavily influenced by the Hispanic culture because when Hispanic people move to America they bring their culture with them. Their culture has influenced our religion, cuisine, social media, etc. Hispanic people make up 15.8% of the population in America so it is no surprise that they are the leading minority group to have influence on American culture.

Especially when it comes to media and entertainment. You no longer have to go to the actual location of where the performance or game is happening anymore. Now, almost all Americans love sports having the biggest two be football and baseball. Most of them always have a favorite team but when it comes to a game that they don’t care about it really isn’t that big of a deal to them. Americans will usually have the game playing in the background just to keep track of what is happening. Hispanics though, will choose a team no matter who is playing, I remember going to my girlfriend’s house who is Hispanic and watching the World Cup series. While at her house, she was cheering for one of the teams and I asked her “I’m guessing that’s your favorite team” in which she told me that her team wasn’t even playing tonight and she just really enjoys watching soccer. With soccer being the most famous sport and having most of its viewers coming from Spanish backgrounds it shows that Hispanic become much more passionate for sports. When it comes to music Hispanic and Americans are usually on the complete other sides of the scale. When someone Hispanic listens to music they will almost always go for a Spanish singer such as Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, Shakira, and Gloria Estefan. Giving the support to people of their culture. Most Hispanics that I know will have ninety percent or their entire music list be comprised of

The Hispanic population has experienced an incredible growth in the past decade in the United States of America. In 2006 it was estimated that the Hispanic cover 11 % of the population in North America. Their Origin is in Mexico and the few Spanish speaking countries in the Caribbean. American culture is derived from people who originated from the European nations like Italy and the Great Britain. Cultural identity is very important for every ethnic group as it shapes the culture of that particular faction and therefore, a certain culture cannot realize its own values until it is exposed to another one.

The family structure in the two cultures varies greatly. In U.S. culture boys and girls are encouraged to go and try new things. The kids only work to provide themselves with pleasures while they’re parents provide the necessities. However, , the boys in the film wake up before dawn to go pick in order to earn money to support their families financially. Some of the boys even had to quit the cross country team in order to put food on the table. They do not work to buy themselves a car as Valles says he runs because he can’t afford a car. The boys started from the bottom and fought their way to the top as many Latinos have to do whereas in the U.S. some poeple start at the top to only get higher because of the many opportunities given to them. Another almost comical difference in cultures is the chicken offered to White and his family. There is a different sense of welcoming given from a live object versus say a pie as is seen in U.S. culture. The entire town seems to have a close relationship. This is proven by the water the boys take from the little store and when the store owner gives White a coke after running. ALso, when the town comes togewther to throw Jamie a quincenera and when they all support the boys at the state championship. The Latino culture calls for much more intimacy in

| The attitudes and customs of Hispanics have a major presence on music, food, holidays, dance, and arts here in the United States. The Hispanic families in the United States are traditionally close-knit groups, and Spanish speakers are quite formal toward each other when speaking.

Mexican culture celebrates their independence with a holiday and fireworks on Cinco de Mayo. The American ritual for independence is celebrated on July 4th also with a holiday and fireworks. Another ritual that is participated in annually by both Mexican and American cultures is the celebration of Christmas. Gift giving is a common ritual during the Christmas season. There are also some very unique rituals specific to each culture. For starters, one the most distinctive rituals in all of the World takes place in the Mexican culture, Dia de Los Muertos. Dia de Los Muertos is a celebration with masks like skulls and dancing honoring late ancestors. Another ritual specific to the Mexican culture is the holiday recognizing the Lady of the Guadalupe. The ritual feast remembers the sightings of her near present day Mexico City. American culture also contains some unique rituals. A very patriotic ritual takes place in the grade school class everyday; it is called the Pledge of Allegiance. This ritual instills patriotic values as well as teaching loyalty to thy nation. Thanksgiving is another example of a ritual not in Mexican culture that is in American culture.

Through experience and education I have had the opportunity to see the diversity within the Hispanic culture. There are major differences with this group in terms of immigrants

Latin America is a place of many different cultures and ethnicities, tribes and religious groups. These communities are anywhere from ancient to modern, and have adopted to “western” culture while staying true to their traditional cultures. Today we will discuss 3 traditional cultures from Latin America, the Mayas, the Olmecs, and the Incas. All of these cultures have a rich past and their descendants remain among us today.

I think that one of the biggest differences between these groups would be their long term and short term orientation. In the textbook, it says that long term and short term orientation “refers to the extent to which members of a culture think about long term (history and future) versus short term (present) (Wood, Ch. 8-1C). One of the differences between long term and short term orientation would be the respect of elders and ancestors. The Hispanic culture would be more long term orientated due to the fact that they have great respect for their elders whereas the Western culture would be short term orientated due to the lack of respect toward the elders. However, I think the biggest cultural difference is the collective life and family relationships. Hispanic cultures are known for being close and having large families and Western cultures are typically not as close with their extended family and have smaller households. Although these cultures are very different, if they worked together they could live more

Latin American culture is very different from the culture of the United States. Latinos have very strong morals and remain close to their family members. They believe religion, family, and fútbol are the most important things in life. With that being said, Latinos are very passionate in everything that they do and believe in. When it comes to celebrations, Latinos take this very seriously and they make sure that everything is done with respect. La Fiesta de la Vendimia involves the praising to God for blessing them with a good harvest, celebrating with family, and competition almost as competitive as fútbol.

The Indigenous culture is not simply a blend of Mexico used to be, but the results of a unique historical process that developed with an originality all its own. This culture was divided into many different social classes after the Spanish took the reins. Like they started to develop a governmental system for the Indigenous people and they started to tax them with the Bourbon Reforms. Many Indigenous people hated the thought of this so they took matters in to their own

The celebration of thanksgiving in Mexico has a very different perspective from the traditional view held in the U.S or even Canada as this event has a more religious perspective on the ritual procedure. The traditional symbols such as turkey, corn, pumpkin and beans are retained through practice but with a different purpose from their original meaning. Also, this symbols are represented through other items such as lamb, or sweet bread.

Events, beliefs, food, and language are what influences the identity of its members in the Spanish culture. Spain is more than just known for soccer teams but for the traditional events, food and artwork. The Spanish culture is not just in Spain but in South America and Central America. Each culture has its own way of influencing its members some might be the same and others very different.